Opel Corsa B 1993–2000 Service and Repair Manual: Rear window wiper motor - removal and refitting
Removal
Tailgate-mounted motor
1. Disconnect the battery earth lead.
2. Remove the wiper arm.
3. Remove the clamp nut from the wiper spindle.
4.Remove the tailgate inner trim panel.
5. Remove the contact pin nut and disconnect the wiper motor wire from it.
(On Estate models, simply disconnect the motor from the tailgate harness.)
6. Remove the two securing screws and carefully withdraw the motor and its wiring (see illustration).
Rear wiper motor securing screws
(arrowed) - tailgate-mounted motor
Window-mounted motor
7. Disconnect the battery earth lead.
8. Remove the rear wiper arm and withdraw the rubber cover from the spindle (see illustration).
9. Undo the retaining nut, withdraw the motor from its location a little way and support it (see illustration).
Removing the window-mounted
motor
10. Remove the tailgate inner trim panel by prising free the plastic retainers.
11. Remove the tailgate contact pins.
12. Detach the motor wiring from the retainer inside the tailgate. Remove the motor with its wiring and bracket.
13. To inspect the motor and control circuitry, remove the two screws which secure the bracket to the cover and the four screws which secure the cover to the motor. Remove the cover (see illustrations).
Undo the retaining screws and
remove the mounting bracket . . .
. . . then undo the retaining
screws . . .
. . . and remove the motor cover to
gain access to the motor wiring
Refitting
14. Refit in the reverse order to removal, but check for correct operation before refitting the trim panel.
Windscreen wiper motor and
linkage - removal and refitting
Removal
1. Remove the windscreen wiper arms, as
described in the previous Section.
2. Disconnect the battery earth lead.
3. Remove the four screws and take off both halves of the wind deflector
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Windscreen/rear window
washer system - general
information
1. All models are fitted with an
electrically-operated windscreen washer. The
reservoir is mounted on the left-hand side of
the engine bay; the pump is a push fit into a
grommet in the base of the ...
See also:
Opel Corsa B 1993–2000 Service and Repair Manual. Battery - testing and charging
Standard and low maintenance
battery - testing
1. If the vehicle covers a small annual mileage
it is worthwhile checking the specific gravity
of the electrolyte every three months to
determine th ...
